John M Best received a Daytime EMMY AWARD for Best Special Class Special for the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade. Nominated six times in this category, he won his second EMMY AWARD for producing the 2008 Magnificent Mile Lights Festival which aired in national syndication around the country.
Television Credits Include:
6 ABC Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade
CMA Backstage Pass
Daytona 500 Prerace Show
Disney Holiday Parades
Disney Television Specials
Emmy Awards
Fox Broadcasting Company
Grammy Awards
HBO Comedy Hour
Madison Square Garden Productions
Grammy Living Legends
Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
Miss USA, Miss Universe and Miss Teen USA Pageants
Miss America’s Outstanding Teen
MTV
MTV Rock And Jock Events
MTV’s Unplugged
National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade
National Memorial Day Parade
Nashville Christmas Parade
NBC
Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies
People’s Choice Awards
Summer Jam Concert Specials
SuperBowl Half-Time Shows
Walt Disney Company
WLS – ABC7 – ABC – Chicago
WPVI – 6ABC – ABC – Philadelphia
WUSA9 TV – CBS – Washington, DC
Some of the Award shows we have produced and/or directed:
The Efie Awards – For Effectiveness in Marketing
Couture Design Awards Gala presented by Town and Country Magazine
The Major League Soccer Gala Awards
The National CableACE Awards – For Excellence in Cable Television
The Discover Awards – For Discover Magazine
The Icon Awards – For Adweek Magazine
Karastan Sales Awards – For Karastan Carpets
Corporate Entertainment Includes:
The Power of a Dream Gala – U.S. Dream Academy
Couture Design Awards Gala presented by Town and Country Magazine
Liz Claiborne Product Launch
Cyndi Lauper Concert
Sephora’s store opening on 5th Avenue in New York City
NBA All-Star Weekends – New York and San Francisco
Karastan Carpets National Sales Meetings
Ortho Pharmaceuticals
Porsche Boxster Launch
Celebrate Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Marathon
Mercedes Benz 300 Class Launch
Mercedes Benz A Class Europe Launch